The ALADIN project : a concept

The acronym ALADIN (Aire Limitée Adaptation Dynamique développement InterNaltional) describes several facets of an international project.

While it is generally accepted that today's numerical weather prediction (NWP) requires international collaboration and that a model of cooperation between NMSs of differing technological levels must be mutually beneficial, despite the obvious imbalance, the combination of the two ideas had apparently never been proposed before.

Yet, such is the backbone of the ALADIN concept :

• NMSs with less experience in operational NWP bring their scientific know-how and a fresh view of NWP problems

• while Météo-France ensures the organization of the project and its links with advanced technologies ;

this distinction will become less and less pronounced as the project progresses.

All partners accepting the rules of the project are, by definition, equally free to benefit from the fruits of the common work for both research and operational applications.